Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest son of Elizabeth II. He has been Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952, and he is the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent in British history.
He is also the longest-serving Prince of Wales, having held that title since 1958. Charles was born at Buckingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had attended as a child. Charles also spent a year at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s Love Story: A Timeline of the Royal Couple’s Seven-Decade Relationship
usmagazine.comPrince Philip wrote to Queen Elizabeth II to say he had “fallen in love completely and unreservedly” with her, and the couple have been together ever since — through marriage, childbirths, triumphs and trials.An 8-year-old Elizabeth met Philip in 1934 while attending a wedding for Princess Marina and Prince George.
Five years later, the pair reconnected at ages 13 and 18 while they were at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. Their second encounter is where they fell in love and began exchanging letters.After getting engaged in July 1947, they tied the knot that November at Westminster Abbey in London.
They would go on to welcome four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.“He is someone who doesn’t take.
Read more on usmagazine.com